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Process Assistant

  • New Zealand
  • BALCLUTHA
  • On-site
  • Permanent Full-Time
  • Posted: 17 Jun 2025
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Process Assistant

About the job

Danone Nutricia NZ is looking for a Production Process Assistant to join our team in our Dairy Factory in Balclutha. You will be part of our Production team to support the processing of raw milk into infant formula, and play a key role in delivering high-quality products, for the first time right to our consumers day after day. You will assist in achieving our business goals through your ability to be alert, follow our procedures, and be a great team player.

 

This vacancy is a permanent full-time job, working a rotating shift roster 2 days, 2 nights and 4 days off. Please note these are physical roles that involve heavy lifting, standing in long periods and climbing stairs on a daily basis.

About you

To be successful you will have:

  • Experience operating factory machinery, preferably in the food industry – familiarity with spray-drying processes is an advantage
  • Working knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice and a strong Health & Safety / Quality focus
  • An understanding of hygiene requirements in a food manufacturing plant (ideal if you have worked in a High Care environment)
  • Strong attention to detail, ability to work shifts and be a team player
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About Danone

Do things your way. The way you work, the way you develop, the way you progress, it’s all up to you. Working here you’ll need to enjoy a fast-pace, complexity and it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities. You’ll work with some of the best-known brands in the world, such as YoPro, Activia, Aptamil and Karicare, and we absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself.

Always looking to bring the outside in to continuously improve our ways of working as well as our Danoner’s day to day experience, we have been awarded Winner of the 2020 Employer of Choice awards through the NZ HRD Awards and Certified as Great place to Work company.

 

Be innovative and entrepreneurial and the impact you could make might just amaze you. Join our movement for a healthier world. One Planet One Health BY YOU.

Located in the beautiful vista of Greenfield, just 20 minutes from Balclutha in the South Otago region, Danone Nutricia NZ spray drying plant employs state of art European technology to manufacture and package high quality nutritional powders. Our farm-fresh quality NZ milk is collected, delivered and processed daily ensuring only the best for our consumers. Our operation prides itself on delivering the finest food and ingredients to help stand by the consumers of our products.

Danone is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, or disability status. If you require any assistance during the recruitment process because of a disability, please enclose details within your application.

 

WE OFFER

  • An opportunity to develop your career in the Dairy Industry in a factory with advanced technology.
  • The ability to make a difference to our society through Specialized Nutrition
  • Endless possibilities to develop and accelerate your career
  • Competitive skill-based remuneration, free health & life insurance, annual health checks, flu vaccinations, subsidized gym membership, bus, and so much more!

We support our employees to take ownership of developing their career within Danone and encourage moves across (as well as within) our varying functions and businesses. We are passionate about developing and growing our team of leaders, and that could soon include you!

 

WHAT’S NEXT?

We will review applications as they are submitted, so if this sounds like you – get in quick!

Click APPLY to submit an application. Only candidates with the right to work in New Zealand will be considered for this role.

No Recruitment Agencies please.

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Get to know us

Dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible, we are a leading global food & beverage company built on four businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition and Medical Nutrition. 

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